Life is hard. Relationships are messy. How do we love one another and extend grace when we just don’t feel like it, or when it seems impossible given the current situation we are facing? How do we walk in love?

In reading through Ephesians 4:1-5:21, we find some answers as we look at two repeated words in this passage.

Where do you find strength when you’re running on empty? How do you handle the pressures of life that create stress and frustration and leave you feeling weary and worn? I tend to be pretty independent, a self-starter, a go-getter and therefore often find myself trying to “do it all” and “be it all”. I like to be in control. I don’t always find it easy to ask for help. But when I try to operate in my own strength and do it all I end up frazzled, frustrated, overwhelmed and exhausted. It’s that Super Woman Syndrome!…continue reading